Sharp County record., 1887-02-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ARGUMENTS began in the United States
Supreme Court on the oath in the tele-
phone cases
AT O'Neil City, Neb, on the oath, mob
drove an editor named Claiborne and his
wife and a man named Tebault out Of
town
ACCORDING to the official asylum re
port, lunacy in Massachusetts is on the in
crease.
The House committee on public build
ings and grounds has agreed TO report
bills increasing the appropriations Tor
public buildings at Winona, Mimi, from
$1OO,OOO to 1926, 600, and at Harrisonburg,
Va, from $50, 900 to 100000.
IT has been limited about the War De
partment that general officer Of the
army may possibly be placed on the re-
tired list early in June BY the President
after he reaches sixty-tWo years OF age,
instead of waiting until his compulsory
retirement under the law two years later.
THE Government for this month
are thus far decidedly larger than was
expected, and indicate fair debt reduc'
tion.
EA-UOfEHNOh I1OAD Va OiIIS - SCAiA :
to locate in New York.
BOYD LINK, Polander, hung himself
in the Jail at Nanticoke, Pa, on the 18th.
MICHAEL DAvITT and wife sailed from
New York for England on the 25th.
CHARLES DEAKIN, the alleged American
solicitor, charged at London with swim
ding, on examination, on the 25th, was re-
manded without bail.
IT is now thought quite certain that Mrs.
Logan's Pension bill will not pass the
House of Representatives
MICHAEL MUNKAOsY, the artist, gave a
dinner at Paris on the night Of the 25th in
honor of United States Minister McLane.
joseph ARMSTRONG, hunter, was killed
and devoured by wolves in Delta County,
Mich
Ex-Governor W b. BATE has been
elected Uuited States Senator by the Ten
nessee Legislature.
TIE remains of the late Mrs. Voorhees,
were inferred at Terre Haute. Ind, on the
25th.
The National convention Of woman suf-
fragists met in Washington on the 25th.
The pill factory which turned out Car
ter's little liver pills at New York was
burned out on the 25th.
"A PRIzE-FIGHT between Pete Mccoy and
'Reddy' Gallagher at Cleveland, o., on
the 2Jth, was stopped by the police after
five rounds had been fought
y. H. HAvLIN, OF Cincinnati, and j. H.
Robb, manager Of Gus Williams, have
leased Pope's Theater, st. Louis, at Sl2,O
year They take possession May l. The
local manager will be o. L. Hagin.
A CAR of giant powder in train on the
Missouri Pacific track at Fort Scott eX-
ploded while running at full speed on the
25th. Twenty-six cars were wrecked, and
Scott Hooker, brakeman, was killed
JOHN NJ. LAIRD, the veteran editor Of the
Greensburg Pa.) Argus. died on the 25th
He was born in 1901, and, with probably
two exceptions, was the oldest editor in
the State.
A SENSATION was caused in Buffalo N.
Y, on the 25th, by the finding Of the body
of Harry H. Koch, who was sheriff of the
county from 1888 TO 1886, hanging in the
garret of his residence.
IT is announced that Miss Randall,
daughter of the Pennsylvania Representa-
tive in Congress, will be married on Feb
ruary 4 to Mr.. c. c. Lancaster, the we'll
known young Washington lawyer.
Hon. PETER PAUL MALONE, who repre-
sents the Fourth New York (Brooklyn)
district in Congress, and who is said to be
the handsomest mao in Washington, Is
about to be married TO Mss Alice Arguin-
beau, the daughter Of wealthy French
family.